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The Tucson Unified School District building.

TUSD board says temporary remote days would not constitute a school closure

Jan 27, 2022 The district is looking for ways to cope with teacher absences due to COVID-19
Mya Yazzie, a Diné 17-year-old senior at Sunnyside High School, looks at an Indigenous focused college guidebook with Felisia Tagaban Gaskin, a Diné UA and Sunnyside Unified School District employee supporting Indigenous high schoolers in higher education.

A partnership blooms after UA dissertation highlights recruitment biases in higher ed

Jan 27, 2022 One aspect of the partnership is to support Sunnyside and Desert View high school students interested in college.
The shoes of children as they sit in a row inside a kindergarten classroom.

Arizona loosens rules limiting work by substitute teachers

Jan 25, 2022 Groups representing rural schools and school administrators proposed the changes.
Outside of the Robert D. Morrow Education Center for Tucson Unified School District.

TUSD not expected to close any schools due to Omicron surge

Jan 25, 2022 Superintendent Trujillo says current pandemic-driven teacher shortage is manageable
A sculpture outside of the University of Arizona's Main Library is donned with a face mask.

University of Arizona officials sticking with in-person classes

Jan 24, 2022 University testing shows a COVID positivity rate of close to 11%.
Children at school during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Treasury: Arizona risks relief funds over anti-mandate rules

Jan 14, 2022 At issue are two state programs that are meant to help schools and students but that direct funding away from jurisdictions with mask requirements.
COVID testing site near the University of Arizona student union on Dec. 14, 2022.

University of Arizona gives students money for COVID-19 testing, vaccinations

Jan 14, 2022 Organizers of the Star Rewards Program say the effort has led to an increase in testing and vaccine document uploads.
The Student Union Memorial Center at the University of Arizona.

University of Arizona commits to in-person classes during COVID surge

Jan 10, 2022 Robbins wants to "stay the course and ride this out."

Baboquivari Unified School District moves to virtual learning for two weeks

Jan 10, 2022 The Tohono O'odham school district said it took the step to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in the community.
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey sits for an interview with Arizona 360 in his office at the Arizona Capitol on Jan. 13, 2021.

Arizona governor wants schools open despite virus surge

Jan 5, 2022 Ducey is tapping $10 million in federal virus relief funds to give parents up to $7,000 a year in private school tuition.
Children at school during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Southern Arizona students head back to class with COVID-19 infections rising

Jan 4, 2022 Officials from Southern Arizona school districts and the University of Arizona said they are watching the surge carefully but are not yet considering any significant new restrictions.
Arizona State Rep. Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren and her husband at her graduation at Stanford University.

Bill allows Indigenous students to wear cultural clothing at graduation

Dec 30, 2021 Advocates say after a year of protests over racial injustice, it's a meaningful change.
A dispensary employee weighing and portioning marijuana.

University of Arizona launches cannabis certificate programs

Dec 20, 2021 Online courses will provide the skills needed to succeed in the legalized marijuana industry.

'Fearless' student podcasters explore big issues

Dec 17, 2021 Meet some of the students and the teacher behind Tucson's City High Radio.
A sign points to the new UA Campus Pantry location at the Student Union Memorial Center

Food insecurity in Tucson: on campus and throughout the community

Nov 19, 2021 UA staff say about 13,000 students could be considered food insecure, yet the campus pantry says it serves about 3,000 people a year.
Flags from Arizona's 22 federally recognized tribes displayed at the University of Arizona bookstore in November 2020.

University of Arizona has the highest number of Indigenous students graduating with doctoral degrees, survey says

Nov 12, 2021 The same survey ranked the UA seventh for awarding doctorate degrees to Hispanic students.

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